
Short Cuts (1993) colour palette
Directed by Robert Altman · Shot by Walt Lloyd
- #33302ddark grey · 6%
- #a88d70orange · 4.3%
- #0f0e0dnear black · 4.3%
- #595249dark grey · 4.3%
- #d5d1cclight grey · 3.3%
- #eeead4pale yellow · 3.3%
Short Cuts (1993), shot by Walt Lloyd, runs muted and warm, measured across 60 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33302d), covering 6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.545 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.28 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.477 — brighter than 88% of ranked films
Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the Short Cuts page →
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